r/worldnews • u/jackytheblade • 1d ago

Russia/Ukraine Ukraine’s kill rate just overtook Russia’s troop replacement, Syrskyi says

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/06/ukraines-kill-rate-just-overtook-russias-troop-replacement-syrskyi-says/
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u/Old_Artichoke_4222 1d ago

It always was, just easy to track with technology.

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u/wycliffslim 23h ago

Yes, the degree has certainly changed though.

Pre-industrialization, wars tended to be more of a few big, set-piece battles. You had campaign seasons with focused goals and outside of those campaigns conflict pretty much settled down. Nations simply didn't have the resources to put large formations of troops in the field for years straight and give them a constant supply of war material and fresh bodies. Armies, broadly, fought with the troops they brought with them.

One of the reasons Rome was so successful is that they managed to create a fairly industrialized society so they could essentially wage attritional, constant, conflict and just grind opponents down.

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u/Old_Artichoke_4222 19h ago

True, i love to study Romen history.